P. I. P. E. Flashcards
- The specific volume of steam at atmosphere pressure and 2.12 F is 26.80 ft^3/lb. Find ( (a) its -density and (b) its specific weight.
A. 0.03731 lb/ft^3 or 0.598 kg/m^3
B. 0.03731 lbf/ft^3
- f the density of mercury is 13,600 kg/m^3, find (a) its density in lb/ft^3 and (b) its specific weight in N/m^3.
A. 849.0 lb/ft^3
B. 133,416 N/m^3
- A pressure gauge connected to a turbine inlet reads 400 psi. A vacuum gauge connected in the exhaust trunk of the same turbine reads 28.0 in. Hg. The barometer reads 30.1 in. Hg. Find: (a) the absolute pressure the turbine inlet, psia, and (b) the absolute pressure in the turbine exhaust trunk, in. Hg. abs.
A. 414.8 psia
B. 2.1 in. Hg. abs
- The mercury level in the vertical tube is exactly 760 mm above the mercury level in the reservoir (y = 760.000 mm). the following data also, apply: “water” and “mercury” can be considered to be incompressible fluids having densities of 1000 kg/m^3 and 13,595.1 kg/m^3, respectively. The standard acceleration of gravity is equal to 9.80665 m/sec?. Find:
A. In.Hg.
B. ft.H20
C. Pascals, Pa (N/m^2)
D. lbf/ft^2
E. Psi (lbf/in^2)
Ans. 29.92 in Hg
Ans. 33.90ft H20
Ans. 101325.014 Pa
Ans. 2116.8 lbf/ft^2
Ans. 14.7 psi
9 . If the difference in height of the water legs in the open manometer is 20 in. (dimension y), find the absolute pressure at point A in psia. The specific weight of water is 62.4 lbf/cu ft.
15.42 psia
- In the differential manometer points A and B are the at the same height. The mercury used as a manometric fluid stands 9 inches higher in the B leg than in the A leg (y = 9 in.). find the diference in pressure between points A and B in psf. Specific weight of mercury is 849 lbf per cu ft.
590 lb/ ft^2
- Steam is flowing in a pipe at a velocity of 100 ft/sec. What is the associated kinetic energy per pound of steam flowing?
155.28 ft-lb/ lb or 0.20 Btu/ lb
- The work delivered by a turbine is 400 Btu per lb of steam supplied when the steam flow is 20,000 lb per hour. Find:
A The specific work in ft. Ibf/ lb
B. The power delivered in hp
C. The power delivered in kW
Ans. 311,200 ft-lb/ lb
Ans. 3143 hp
Ans. 2344 kW
- A steam turbine receives steam at 1379 kPa gauge and exhausts it to a condenser where the vacuum is indicated as 635 mm of Hg by a gauge. For a barometric pressure of 760 mm of Hg, calculate (a) the absolute pressure at the turbine inlet, kPa, and (b) the absolute pressure corresponding to the vacuum gauge reading kPa, and mm of Hg.
A. 1480 kPa
B. 16.7 kPa and 125 mm Hg
- A boiler feed pump takes water at an elevation of 10 feet above a chosen datum and pumps it into a boiler drum at elevation 30 feet. Calculate the change in potential energy for the water from pump to boiler in (a) ft. Ibf/ lb, and (b) Btu/lb.
A. 20 ft. lbf/ lb
B. 0.0257 Btu/ lb
- High pressure steam enters a turbine with a velocity of 125-ft/sec. and leaves the exhaust trunk of the turbine with a velocity of 1000 ft/sec. Calculate the kinetic energy of the steam in ft. Ibf/ lb and Btu at (a) the entrance to the turbine, and (b) the exhaust trunk.
A. 242.6 ft.lbf/lb, 0.312 Btu/lb
B. 15,530 ft.lbf/lb, 19.96 Btu/lb
- High pressure steam enters a turbine with a velocity of 38.0 meters/sec. and leaves the exhaust trunk with a velocity 305 meter/sec. Calculate the kinetic energy of the steam in kJ/kg and N. m/kg at (a) the entrance to the turbine and (b) the exhaust trunk.
A. 0.722 kJ/kg, 722 N.m/kg
B. . 46.5 kJ/kg, 46,500 N.m/kg
- Feed water enters a boiler drum at 700 psia, 300 F and a specific volume of 0.0174 ft^3/lb. steam leaves the superheater of the boiler at 600 psia, 550 F and a specific volume of 0.8749 ft^3/lb. Calculate (a) the flow work in Btu/lb associated with the water entering the boiler drum, and (b) the flow work in Btu/lb associated with the steam leaving the superheater.
A. 2.25 Btu/ lb
B. 97.2 Btu/ lb
- Feed water enters a boiler drum at a pressure of 4826 kPa abs, 148.9 C and a specific volume of 0.00109 m^3/kg. steam leaves the superheater of the boiler at 4137 kPa abs, 287.8 C and a specific volume of 0.0546 m^3 /kg. Calculate (a)the flow work in kJ/kg associated with the water entering the boller drum, and (b) the flow work in kJ/kg associated with the steam leaving the superheater.
A. 5.26 kJ/kg
B. 225.9 kJ/kg
- A small air compressor delivers 1 lb per min of air while supplying 3 horsepower to the air. Calculate the specific work, ft.lbf/lb, supplied to the air.
99,000 ft.lbf/lb
- A steam turbine develops 200 horsepower while receiving 400 Btu from each pound of steam passing through the turbine. Calculate the pounds of steam per hour required by the turbine to produce this power.
Ans. 1272.5 lb/hr
- A steam turbine develops 149 kW while receiving 930 kJ from each kilogram of steam passing through the turbine. Calculate the kilograms of steam per hour required to produce this power.
576.8 kg/hr
- Many marine steam propulsion plants achieve a fuel rate of 0.45 pound of fuel per shaft horsepower hour. Determine the equivalent fuel rate in kilograms per shaft kilowatt hour.
0.27 kg/kW.hr
- A certain mountain location where the barometer reads 13.5 psia, the intake manifold gauge on a cross-country truck reads 20 inches of mercury vacuum. Calculate the absolute pressure in the truck intake manifold, psia and in. Hg.
3.7 psia or 7.5 in. Hg
24, The power delivered by an auxiliary turbine is 500,000 Btu/hr when the steam flow is 4000 lb/hr. Find (a) specific work, ft.lbf/lb, and (b) the power delivered, hp.
A. 97,250 ft.lbf/lb
B. 196.5 hp
- A working substance enters a thermodynamic steady flow system with the following conditions: p1 = 20 psia, v1= 11.7 ft^3/lb, u1 = 101.6 Btu/lb, V1= 150 ft/sec. The working substance leaves the system with the following conditions: p^2= 25 psia, v^2= 10.3 ft^3/lb, u = 149.0 Btu/lb, and V^2= 500 ft/sec. Changes in elevation through the system are negligible, and 10 Btu/lb transferred heat is added to the fluid as it passes through the system. Determine the work done on or by the fluid, Btu/lb.
(-) 46.3 Btu/lb (on)
- In a certain non-flow process, the internal energy decreases 20 Btu/lb, and 77,800 ft.lbf/lb of work is done on the substance. Find the heat added or abstracted.
120 Btu/lb (abstracted)
- Another non-flow process involving 2 kg of working substance there is no heat transferred, but the internal energy increases 5000 joules. Find the work done on or by the substance, J/kg.
(-) 2500 J/kg (on)
- At pressure of 100 psia and 400 F, the specific volume of steam is 4.934 cu ft/lb, and the specific enthalpy is 1227.5 Btu/lb. Find the internal energy at the given state, Btu/lb.
1136.18 Btu/lb
- in a reversible non-flow process with a gas, the initial pressure and specific volume are 270 psia and 4 cu ft/lb, respectively. The final defined by the equation pv^2 = C, where p and v are simultaneous values of pressure and specific volume at any instant during the process and C is a constant. Sketch the process on p- v coordinates. Find the work done on or by the gas during the process, Btu/lb.
133.33 Btu/lb (by)
- The same gas is brought reversibly from the same initial to the same final state as, but the state change is effected by a non-flow constant volume, and a non-flow constant pressure process in combination, Draw the p- v diagram and find the work done on or by the gas if the sequence of process is:
A. Constanf volume followed-by constant pressure is:
B. Constant pressure followed by constant volume
Ans. 74.0 Btu/ lb (by)
Ans. 250 Btu/ lb (by)
- Two pounds of steam initially having a specific entropy of 1.6356 Btu/lb . R and internal energy of 1100.0 Btu/lb undergo a constant temperature reversible non-flow process at 300 F such that the final entropy is 1.5150 Btu/lb. R and the internal energy is 1016.4 Btu/lb. Find:
A. The transferred heat, Btu
B. The work done, ft.lbf
A. (-) 183.31 Btu (abstracted)
B. .(-) 12,526 (on)
- In a marine propulsion plant, the salt water used to condense the exhaust steam enters the condenser at 60 F and leaves a 80 F. the specific heat of salt water is 0.96 Btu/lb. F, the density is 64.0 lb/cu ft, the cooling water rate is 5000 gpm and 1 gal = 231 cu in. Find the heat absorbed by the cooling water, Btu/min.
Ans. 822,000
- During a constant pressure process, the temperature of a certain mass of air is raised from 40 F to 540 F. the specific heat at constant pressure is given by the equation Cp = ^α + βT - ^δT^2 where °= 0.219, β= 0.342 x 10^-4 and ^δ= 0.293 x 10^-8. The average value of Cp, which will be employed in this text for air, is 0.24 Btu/b. F. Find:
A The heat transferred in Btu/lb, using the variable specific heat expression
B. The heat transferred in Btu/lb using the average specific heat
A. 121.4 Btu/lb (added)
B. 120 Btu/lb (added)
- A cylinder contains 0.2 kg of air initially at a temperature of 25 C and a pressure of 140 kPa. After a reversible constant pressure non-flow process, the temperature of the air has risen to 175 C. the initial volume was 0.03m^3 and the final volume is 0.045m^3, the specific heat of air at constant pressure may be taken as 1.0048 kJ/kg.K. Find:
A. the. heat added,kJ
B. the work done, kJ
C. the change in internal energy, kJ
Ans. 30.1 KJ (added)
Ans. 2.10 kJ (by)
Ans. 28.0 kJ (increase)
- During a non-flow process 120 Btu are removed as heat from each pound of working substance While the internal energy decreases 85.5 Btu/lb. Calculate the work involved in the process in ft.lbf/lb and indicate whether work is done on or by the working substance.
(-) 26,840 ft.lbf/lb (on)
- At standard atmospheric pressure, saturated steam has a specific volume of 26.80 ft^3/lb. if the enthalpy of that same vapor is 1150.5 Btu/lb, calculate the internal energy of the steam, Btu/lb.
1077.6 Btu/lb
- One pound of saturated steam at 100 psia is expanded in a reversible non-flow process from a specific volume of 0.017736 ft^3/lb to a specific volume of 4.434 ft /lb. If the pressure remains constant and the internal energy increases 807.5 Btu/lb, and whether it will be added to or abstracted from the working substance.
889.2 Btu/lb (added)
- if problem 2-5 is carried out as indicated, but with the additional provision that the process is also performed at a constant temperature of 327.9 F, calculate the change of entropy for the steam during the process, Btu/lb. R.
1.129 Btu/lb. R (increase)
- One pound of saturated steam at 689.5 kPa is compressed in a reversible non-flow process from a specific volume of 0.2768 m^3/kg to a specific volume of 0.001107 m^3/kg. if the pressure remains constant at 689.5 kPa and the internal energy decreases 1878.2 kJ/kg during the process, determine how much heat will be transferred and whether it will be added to or abstracted from the working substance.
(-) 2068.3 kJ/kg (abstracted)
- Steam at a pressure of 50 psia and a temperature of 281 F has an internal energy of 1095.6 Btu/lb. At these conditions the specific volume of the steam is 8.518 ft^3/lb. determine the enthalpy of the steam in Btu/lb.
1174.4 Btu/Ib
- A reversible non-flow process of a perfect gas proceeds from a pressure of 400 psia to a pressure of 100 psia with a corresponding increase in specific volume of the gas from 0.518 ft^3/lb to 2.072 ft^3/Ib. During the process the internal energy remains constant at 95.76 Btu/lb. Calculate (a) the enthalpy of the gas at 400 psia and 0.518 ft^3/Ib Btu/lb, and (b) change of enthalpy between the initial and final states.
A. 134.1 Btu/lb
B. 0 Btu/lb
- A reversible non-flow process with a gas is defined by the equation pv = C. Show that the work done is given by tne equation.
Wk12 = P1 V1 In (V2/ V1)
- Half a pound of gas undergoes a reversible non-flow process with the pressure remaining constant at 50 psia while the volume increases from 4 ft^3 to 8 ft^3. Find the work done, Btu/lb
74.0 Btu/lb (by)
- Two kilograms of a gas undergo a reversible non-flow process at 350 kPa while the volume increases from 0.4734 m^3 to 0.9468 m^3. Find the work done, kJ/kg.
82.8 kJ/Kg (by)
- During a reversible process with a certain working substance, the entropy remains constant while the temperature increases from 250 F to 450 F. Find the heat transferred.
0 Btu/lb
- One pound of water in changing to steam receives 970.3 Btu at 212 F. Determine the change in specific entropy for the process, Btu/lb.R.
1.444 Btu/lb. R
- Fifty Btu are added to one pound of air during a constant pressure process starting at a temperature of 100 F. Calculate the final temperature of the air, degrees F, for a constant pressure specific heat of 0.24 Btu/lb. F. Then calculate the final temperature of the air, starting at 100 F, for the same quantity of heat added during a constant volume process for which the average specific heat is 0.171 Btu/lb. F.
t2 = 308 F, t2 = 392 F
- A fuel oil heater receives 23,200 lb of oil per hour at 80 F and discharges it at 160 F. The specific heat of the oil is 0.48 Btu/lb. F. Find the heat.
891,000 Btu/hr
- A tank with a total volume of 10 cu ft is filled with air at a pressure of 20 psi gauge and at a temperature of 100 F. Find the specific volume and the total mass of the air in the tank.
A. 5.97 ft^3/lb
B. 1.67 lbs
- A 0.1-kg sample of a gas of fixed composition is compressed in a cylinder. Before compression the gas occupied a volume of 0.05 m^3 and was at a temperature of 30 C and 102.9 kPa. After compression the gas occupied a volume of 0.008 m^3 and was at a pressure of 800 kPa. Find:
A. The temperature of the gas after compression, C
B. The specific volume of the gas before compression, m^3/kg
C. The value of the gas constant, R, for this gas, J/kg.K
A. 104 C
B. 0.50m^3/kg
C. 169.8 J/kg-K
- Air at an initial pressure if 15 psia and temperature of 60 F undergoes a palytropic process such that the final temperature and pressure become 240 F and 90 psia. Find:
A. The polytropic exponent for the process
B. The specific volume when the pressure reaches 30 psia during the process
C. The temperature for the conditions of part (b)
A. 1.2
B. 7.20 ft^3/ lb
C. 584 R
- Air is compressed reversibly in a cylinder from an initial pressure of 15 psia to a final pressure of 60 psia. The initial temperature is 60 F and the initial volume is 1 cu ft. Find:
A. The mass of the air contained in the cylinder, lb
B. The work required if the process is isentropic, ft.lbf
C. The work required if the process is isothermal, ft.lbf
A. 0.078 lbs
B. (-)2630 ft-lbf (on)
C. (-)2997 ft-lbf (on)
- Helium, for which R = 386 ft.lbf/lb. R and k = 1.66, is heated from an initial temperature of 80 F to a final temperature of 180 F in an unknown process. Find:
A. The value of cv
B.. The value of cp
C The change of internal energy, Btu/lb
D. The change of enthalpy, Btu/lb
A. 0.752 Btu/lb-R
B. 1.25 Btu/Ib-R
C. 75.2 Btu/lb
D. 125 Btu/lb
- A quantity of air undergoes a reversible non-flow constant pressure process from an initial temperature of 400 F to a final temperature of 50 F. Find:
A. The work done, Btu/lb
B. The change of internal energy, Btu/Ib
C. The heat transferred, Btu/lb
D. The change of specific entropy, Btu/lb. R
A. (-)24 Btu/lb (on)
B. (-)59.85 (decrease)
C. (-)83.8 Btu/lb ( abstracted)
D. (-)0.1255 Btu/lb. R
- During an isentropic non-flow process with air, the pressure drops from 60 psia to 20 psia. The air has a mass of 0.1 Ib and the initial temperature was 280 F. Find:
A The final temperature,F
B. The heat transferred, Btu
C . The change of internal energy, Btu
D. The workdone, Btu
Ans. 81
Ans.0
Ans. -3.4 Btu
Ans. 3.41 Btu (by)
- During the constant volume non-flow reversible process which occurs in the Otto cycle, 4.0 Btu of heat are added. The cylinder contains 0.01 lb of air, and the initial temperature and pressure are 650 F and 210 psia, respectively. Sketch the process on, p- v and T-s coordinates and find:
A. The final temperature, F
B, The final pressure, psia
C. The work done, Btu
D. The change of internal energy, Btu/lb
Ans. 2990
Ans. 653
Ans. 0
Ans. 400
- Air is compressed in a cylinder during a non-flow reversible polytropic process from an initial temperature and pressure of 80 F and 15 psia to a final temperature and pressure of 235 F and 75 psia. The cylinder contains 0.01 Ib of air, and the area of the piston is 0.2 sq ft. Sketch the process on p- v and T-s coordinates and find:
A. The value of the polytropic exponent,n
B. The work done, ft.lbf
C. The change of internal energy, Btu
D. The heat transferred, Btu
E. The distance the piston moves during the process, inches
Ans. 1.25
Ans. (-)437.06 (on)
Ans. 0.351
Ans. (-)0.211 (abstracted)
Ans. 5.78 in
- Air is heated in a non-flow process fromn 540 R to 1500 R at a constant pressure of 90 psia. The air then expands isentropically until the pressure is 15 psia. Assuming constant specific heats, determine:
A. the heat input, Btu/lb
B. the work output, Btu/lb
C. the change in entropy, Btu/lb. R
D. the heat input, Btu/lb
E. the work output, Btu/lb
F. the change in entropy, Btu/Ib. R
Ans. 230.4 Btu/lb
Ans. 169.1 Btu/lb
Ans. 0.2452 Btu/lb. R
Ans. 240.1 Btu/lb
Ans. 173 Btu/lb
Ans. 0.25327 Btu/lb. R
- During a gas process, the temperature remains constant while the pressure is doubled. How will the specific volume be affected?
Halved
- A dosed tank contains 100 lb of air at a pressure of 200 psia and a temperature of 180 F. The air is subsequently cooled to 80 F. Find
A. the initial specific volume ft^3/Ib
B. the volume of tank,ft^3
C. the final specific volume, ft^3/Ib
D. the final pressure,psia
Ans. 1.184
Ans. 118.4
Ans. 1.184
Ans. 168.8
- Air initially at 75 psia and 65 F is compressed to a final pressure of 300 psia and temperature of 320 F. Find the polytropic exponent for the process.
n=1.4
- Air initially at 25 C and 150 kPa is heated in a constant valume non-flow process until the pressure reaches 750 kPa. Find the required heat transfer, KJ/kg.
Ans. 853.4 KJ/kg (added)
- Air initially at 50 psia and 140 F undergoes a polytropic process such that the temperature becomes 40 F. The polytropic exponent for the process is equal to 1.3. Find the final pressure and specific volume.
Ans. 22.7 psia, 8.15 ft^3/lb
- Air initially at 400 K expands in a constant pressure non-flow process until the initial volume is doubled. Find
A. the heat transfer, KJ/kg
B. the work,KJ/kg
C the change of entropy, KJ/kg.K
Ans. 401.9 KJ/kg (added)
Ans. 114.8 KJ/kg (by)
Ans. 0.6965 K/kg.K
- Air initially at 15 psia and 60 F is brought to a final temperature of 200 F by a reversible non-flow process. Identify the process in each case and find the work required in Btu/lb if
A.n=0
B. n=infinity
C. n=k
D. n=1.2
Ans. constant pressure, 9.6 Btu/lb
Ans. constant volume, 0 Btu/lb
Ans. isentropic, (-)24 Btu/lb (on)
Ans. polytropic, (-)48 Btu/lb (on)
- Air initially at 15 psia and 60 F is brought to a final temperature of 200 F by a reversible non-flow process. Find the heat transferred in Btu/lb if
A.n=0
B. n=infinity
C.n=k
D.n=1.2
Ans. 33.6 Btu/lb (added)
Ans. 24 Btu/lb (added)
Ans.0 Btu/lb
Ans. (-)24 Btu/lb (abstracted)
- Air initially at 100 F and 100 psia and occupying a volume of 0.5 ft^3 undergoes a reversible non-flow constant temperature process such that the final pressure becomes 20 psia. Find the work done, ft.lbf.
Ans. 11,590 ft.lbf (by)
- The value of the Mechanical Equivalent of Heat, J, from the international Tables is 778.169 ft.lbf/Btu. The value of the Gas Constant, R for air as used in the Gas Tables (Keenan, & Kaye) is 53.342 ft.lbf/Ib. R. And from the same
source, we find that at 90 F the value of the isentropic exponent, k, for air is 1.400. Using these data, find the value of cv and cp for air at 90 F, to four significant figures.
Ans. cv= 0.1714 Btu/lb. R and cp= 0.2399 Btu/lb. R
- During an unidentified process with air, the temperature decreases from 600 F to 200 F. Find
A. the change of internal energy
B. the change of enthalpy
Ans. (-)68.4 Btu/lb (decrease)
Ans. (-)96.0 Btu/lb (decrease)
- Four pounds of certain gas receive 50 Btu of heat during a constant temperture reversible non-flow process at 165 F. Find
A. the change of specific entropy, Btu/lb. R
B. the work done, Btu
Ans. 0.02 Btu/lb. R (inacrease)
Ans. 50 Btu (by)
- Air initially at 3000 F and 600 psia expands isentropically under non-flow conditions. Th final volume is six times the initial volume. Find
A. the final pressure, psia
B. the final temperaure,F
C. the heat transferred, Btu/lb
D. the work done, Btu/lb
E. the change of entropy, Btu/lb. R
Ans. 48.8
Ans. 1230 F
Ans. O Btu/lb
Ans. 302.7 Btu/lb
Ans. 0 Btu/Ib. R
- Air undergoes a cycle consisting of a series of non-flow processes listed below:
1-2 constant volume heat addition
2-3 constant presure heat addition
3-4 constant volume heat rejection
4-1 constant pressure heat rejection
The maximum and minimum values for pressure and specific volume for the cycle are 30 psia, 15 psia, 25 ft^3/lb and 12.5 ft/lb. Find
A. heat added, Btu/lb
B. heat rejected, Btu/lb
Ans. 329.8 Btu/lb
Ans. (-)294.9 Btu/lb (rejected)
- During a constant pressure reversible non-flow process with air, the temperature increases from 400 F to 1600 F.
Find the heat transferred in Btu/lb using
A. constant specific heat
B. the air table
Ans. 288.0 Btu/lb (added)
Ans. 314.9 Btu/lb (added)
- During a constant volume reversible non-flow process with air, the temperature drops from 1400 K to 320 K. Find the heat transferred in KJ/kg using
A. constant specific heat
B. the air table
Ans. (-)773.17 KJ/kg (rejected)
Ans. (-)885.17 KJ/kg (rejected)
- Air initially at 3000 F and 600 psia expands isentropically under non-flow conditions. The final volume is six times the initial volume, Using air table, find
A. the final pressure, psia
B. the final temperature, F
C. the heat transferred, Btu/lb
D. the work done, Btu/lb
E. the change of entropy, Btu/lb. R
Ans. 56.8
Ans. 1504 F
Ans. 0 Btu/lb
Ans. 328.5 Btu/lb (by)
Ans. 0 Btu/lb. R
- Air initially at 300 K and 130 kPa undergoes an isentropic non-flow expansion process in which the pressure is reduced to one-fourth the original value. Using Air Tables find
A. the final temperature, K
B.. the final pressure, Kpa
C the change in internal energy, KJ/kg
D. the change in enthalpy, KJ/kg
E. the change in entropy
Ans. 201.6
Ans. 32.5
Ans. -70.4
Ans. -98.6
Ans. 0
- Air initially at 14.7 psia and 80 F is heated in a constant volume non-flow process until the temperature reaches 1500 F. The air is then expanded isentropically until the original volume is tripled. Using Air Tables find
A the heat added at constant volume, Btu/lb
B. the work done, Btu/lb
Ans. 267.24 Btu/lb (added)
Ans. 123.28 Btu/lb (by)
- The liquid at 212 F and 14.696 psia is:
Saturated water
- The vapor at 212 F and 14.696 psia , in the absence of any liquid whatsoever, is:
Ans. Saturated steam or dry vapor
- In the first stage of a gas turbine, air enters a group of nozzles at 1200 F and leaves at 950 F. The entering velocity is negligible. Find
A. the kinetic energy, Btu/lb
B. the velodity, ft/sec, of the air leaving the nozzle
Ans. 60 Btu/lb
Ans. 1734 ft/sec
- A marine propulsion turbine receives steam at the throttle at 875 psia and 940 F at the rate of 100,000 Ib/hr. After an ireversible expansion process, the steam exhausts from the turbine at a pressure of 0.6 psia with a moisture content of 10 percent. At 875 psia and 940 F, h = 1475.6 Btu/lb, At 0.6 psia, hg= 1098.6, hfg = 1045.4. Assume the diference between the entrance and exit kinetic energies is negligible and find:
A. the work done, Btu/lb
B. the power developed, hp
Ans. 481.5 Btu/lb
Ans. 18,920 hp
- A boiler receives feed water at 1200 psia and 250 F (h = 221.0 Btu/lb) and delivers steam from the superheater at 900 psia and 950 F (1480.5 Btu/lb). Find the heat added in Btu/lb.
Ans. 1259.5 Btu/lb (added)
- A boiler receives feed water at 1200 psia and 250 F (h = 221.0 Btu/lb) and delivers steam from the superheater at 900 psia and 950 F (1480.5 Btu/lb). The feedwater entering has a velocity of 3 m/sec and steam leaving the superheater has a velocity of 50 m/sec. Find
A. the additional heat required to accomodate the change in kinetic energy across the boiler, J/kg
B. the percentage error introduced by neglecting the kinetic energy change
Ans. 1245.5 N.m/kg (added)
Ans. 0.043%
- Saturated water at 250 F (v = 0.017001 ft/lb, h = 218.59 Btu/lb, P = 29.8 psia) enters a centrifugal main feed pump and is discharge at 1200 psia. The pump efficiency is 60 percent and the delivery rate is 125,000 lb/hr. Find:
A. the total head developed by pump,ft
B. the water horsepower,WHP
C. the brake horsepower, BHP
Ans. 2864.8 ft
Ans. 180.9 hp
Ans. 301.5 hp
- A water cooled reciprocating air compressor takes in air at 15 psia and 60 F and discharges it at 60 psia and 200 F.Heat is removed in the amount of 21.4 Btu/lb. Assume steady flow conditions and find the work done, Btu/lb.
Ans. (-)55.0 Btu/lb (on)
- In a lube oil cooler, oil enters at 140 F and leaves at 100 F, at the rate of 400 Ib/min. The cooling medium is sea water, which enters at 60 F. The average specific heat of the oil is 0.50 Btu/lb.f and of the salt water is 0.94 Btu/lb.f the flow of the sea water is at the rate of 500 lb/min, find the overboard discharge temperature.
Ans. 77.0 F
- Steam enters the condenser of a marine propulsion plant at 0.5 psia and a quality of 89% at the rate of 100,000 lb/hr and with a velocity of 1000 ft/sec. it leaves the condenser hotwell at saturated liquid without any change in pressure but at a velocity of 10 ft/sec. The salt water inlet (injection) temperature is 70 F and the discharge (overboard) temperature is 85 F. Sea water has a specific heat of 0.94 Btu/lb.F and a density of 64 lb/ft^3 The injection and overboard velocities are substantially equal. Calculate:
A. the rate at which energy is extracted from the condensing steam as heat, Btu/min.
B. the flow of sea water required, gallons per minute (gpm)
Ans. (-)1,588,700 Btu/min (abstracted)
Ans. 13,170 gpm
- Steam leaves a boiler at 600 psia and 750 F at the rate of 75,000 lb/hr through the main steam line, which has a cross sectional area of 0.322 ft^2. Find the velocity of the steam in the line, ft/sec.
Ans. 73.3 ft/sec
- Steam leaves a boiler at 6550 kpa abs and 510 C at the rate of 45,400 kg/hr through the main steam line, which has a cross-sectional area of 0.030 m^2, Determine the velocity of the steam in the line, m/sec. The specific volume of the steam is 0.0525 m^3/kg.
Ans. 22.1 m/sec
- An air compressor takes in 50 ft /min of air at 14.7 psia and 60 F. The air is discharge at 100 psia and 260 F. Find
A. the mass rate of flow of air, Ib/min
B. the volume flow rate at discharge, ft^3/min
Ans. 3.82 lb/min
Ans. 10.18 ft^3/min
- Steam enters the first stage nozzles of a large turbine with negligible velocity at a pressure of 540 psia and a temperature of 800 F. The pressure at the nozzle exit is 220 psia. If the process is isentropic, find
A. the final enthalpy, Btu/lb
B. the kinetic energy at exit, Btu/lb
C. the velocity at exit in ft/sec
Ans. 1302.2 Btu/lb
Ans. 108.1 Btu/lb
Ans. 2327 ft/sec
- An auxillary turbine receives saturated steam at 300 psia with negligible kinetic energy at the rate of 3000 lb/hr. At exhaust the steam pressure is 1.5 psia, and the moisture content is 10 percent. The inside diameter of the exhaust trunk is 12 inches. Find
A. the velocity of the steam in the exhaust trunk
B. the enthalpy of steam in the exhaust trunk
C. the work done in Btu/lb
D. the horsepower developed in the turbine
Ans. 217.4 ft/sec
Ans. 1008.9 Btu/lb
Ans. 194.1 Btu/lb
Ans. 229 hp
- A boiler receives feed water at 1000 psia and 350 F and delivers superheated steam at 900 psia and 840 F. Neglect any kinetic energy changes and find the heat added, Btu/lb.
Ans. 1093.8 Btu/lb
- Saturated steam is supplied to a fuel oil heater at 150 psia and becomes saturated water at the same pressure. Find the heat transferred from the steam, Btu/lb.
Ans. (-)864.2 Btu/lb
- A main feed pump receives water from a booster pump at 230 F and 55 psia and delivers the water at 1000 psia. Assume the process to be isentropic and find the work done in Btu/lb,
Ans. (-)3.48 Btu/lb
- A condensate pump takes suction from the hotwell of a condenser at an absolute pressure of 6 kPa and discharges the water at 340 kPa absolute. The condensate is at 36 C with a density of 994 kg/m^3. The net change in kinetic energy across the pump is negligible. Calculate the power required to drive the pump, kW, when delivering 1.4 m^3/min of condensate if the pump efficiency is 65 percent.
Ans. 12.0 kW
- The total head (TH) for a condensate pump handling water at 100 F is 100 ft. Neglecting elevation and velocity changes across the pump, calculate
A. the pressure difference across the pump in psi.
B. the brake power required to drive the pump when pumping one cubic foot per second of condensate.
Ans. 43 lbf/in^2
Ans. 18.8 hp
- Under steady operating conditions a deaerating feed tank maintains its liquid level 18 feet above the centerline of the booster pump, which is pumping 225 gallons per minute of 250 F feed water froin the tank through a 6 inches inside diameter pipe. DFT operating pressure is 15 psig, and the friction head loss from DFT operating pressure is 15 psig, and the friction head loss from DFT to pump suction is 2.0 feed of water. Calculate the purnp suction pressure in psig.
Ans. 21.5 psig
- A large water-cooled air compressor takes in air at 15 psia and 50 F and delivers it at 90 psia and 270 F. The compressor delivers 35.6 hp to the air, and heat is rejected by the air at the rate 452 Btu/min. Find
A. the change of specific enthalpy, Btu/lb
B. the rate of change of enthalpy, Btu/min
C. the mass rate of flow, lb/min
D. the volumetric capacity of the compressor based on the inlet air, ft^3/min
Ans. 52.8
Ans. 1058
Ans. 20
Ans. 251.7
- A throttling calorimeter is connected to a steam line, and the pressure and temperature in the line are determined to be 205 psi gauge and 390 F from the connected instruments. The calorimeter temperature is 240 F. Barometer is standard. Estimate the enthalpy and quality of the steam line.
Ans. 1164 Btu/lb, 95.6%
- A deaerating feed tank (DFT) receives 200,000 lb/hr of main and auxiliary condensate at an enthalpy of 110 Btu/lb, 8000 lb/hr of auxiliary exhaust steam at 1200 Btu/lb, 2,000 lb/hr of low pressure drains (liquid) at 150 F and an undetermined amount of augmenting steam at 1290 Btu/lb. The DFT operates at 13.0 psig and has negligible steam vent flow, Detemmine the quantity of augmenting steam required, if any, to balance the system, Ib/hr.
Ans. 12,180 lb/hr
- Saturated steam is supplied to a fuel oil heater at 150 psia and becomes saturated water at the same pressure. It requires to heat 2500 lb/hr of heavy fuel oil from 70 F to 210 F. f the specific heat of the fuel oil is 0.51 Btu/lb. F,
how much steam will be used, Ib/hr?
Ans. 206.5 lb/hr
- Water vapor at 2 psia with a moisture content of 0.15 enters the distilling condenser of a marine evaporator plant at the rate of 1500 lb/hr and leaves at the same pressure as saturated liquid. The coolant is sea water with a specific heat of 0.94 Btu/lb. F. Operation requires that the temnperature of the sea water leaving be limited to a maximum of 100 F. To meet this limit, how much sea water must be pumped through the condenser, Ib/min, when the injection temperature is
A.60 F
B. 70 F
Ans. 578 Ib/min
Ans. 770 lb/min
- A deaerating feed tank operates at 15 psig with 32.0 psia saturated steam in the auxiliary exhaust line and saturated vapor at DFT pressure at the vent. Total condensate flow entering is 100,000 lb/hr at 110 Btu/lb, and total low pressure drain flow (liquid) is 3000 lb/hr at 180 Btu/lb. There is no evaporator drain flow. Vapor loss through the vent is negligible. Calculate the required flow of auxiliary exhaust steam, lb/hr.
Ans.11,600 lb/hr
105 A marine main propulsion plant delivers 30,000 shaft horsepower at full power. Under these conditions, the deaerating feed tank operates with a shell pressure of 33 psia. The pressure in the auxiliary exhaust steam line is 36
psia. The flow rates and observed temperatures are as shown in the table below. Verify the enthalpy column, and for balanced conditions find
Item Flow rate (lb/ hr) Temp. ( F) Enthalpy (Btu/lb)
Condensate 210,000 106 74.0
Vent 200 1166.2
Drains 18,000 210 178.1
Exhaust steam ? 370 1222.4
Feedwater ? 224.5
A. the required flow rate of auxiliary exhaust steam
B. the feed water available, both in lb/hr
Ans. 32,200 lb/hr
Ans. 260,000 lb/hr
- One pound of air (considered here a perfect gas) with an initial temperature of 200 F is allowed to expand without flow between pressures of 90 and 15 psia. Which of the three processes, pv = c, pv^k = c or pv^1.5= c will produce the maximum work with minimum heat supplied.
Ans. Isentropic process, pv^k=c
- One kilogram of a perfect gas (air) is used as a working, substance in a Carnot power cycle. At the beginning of isentropic compression, the temperature is 326 K and the alsolute pressure is 359 kpa. The absolute pressure at the end of the isentropic compression is 1373 kPa. For this cycle, the isothermal expansion ratio (v3/v2) is 2.0.Calculate
A. the pressures, temperatures and specific volumes at each process termination point.
B. the heat supplied, KJ/kg
C. the heat rejected, KJ/kg
D. the net work
E. the thermal efficiency, %
Ans. v1= 0.2606 m^3/kg, T2 = 478.3 K, v2= 0.100 m^3/kg, p3= 686.5 Kpa abs, T3= 478.3 K, v3= 0.200 m^3/kg, T4=T1= 326 K, v4 = 0.5212 m^3/kg
Ans. 95.17 KJ/kg
Ans. 64.85 KJ/kg
Ans. 30.32 K/kg
Ans. 31.86 %
- Calculate the available energy in Btu/lb for a Carnot cycle with a source temperature of 3460 R, a sink temperature of 520 R and an energy supply as heat of 100 Btu to one pound of a working substance. Then calculate the reduction in available energy, Btu/lb, for a similar Carnot cycle in which all conditions remain the same as before except that the working substance is limited to a maximum temperature of 1960 R.
Ans. 11.5 Btu/lb
- In a ideal steam cycle, heat is added at a constant pressure of 2000 psia. Water entering the boiler has an entropy of 0.0555 Btu/lb. R, and steam leaving the superheater has an entropy of 1.7395 Btu/lb. R. Superheated steam temperature is 1500 F, and heat added is 1744.5 Btu/lb. Heat rejection is carried out in a condenser at a constant temperature of 60 F. Average temperature of the combustion gases in the boiler furnace is 3000 F. Calculate
A. the available energy of the combustion gases with respect to the sink temperature of 520 R, Btu/lb
B. the available energy of an ideal cycle receiving its energy at a constant source temperature equal to the superheated steam temperature, Btu/lb
C the available energy of the ideal steam cycle, Btu/lb
D. the mean effective temperature of the working substance during heat receipt in the original steam cycle, degrees F
Ans. 4951
Ans. 2425
Ans. 868.8 Btu/lb
Ans. 575.9 F
- In a perfectly insulated cylinder and piston arrangement, 1 pound of saturated steam at 212 F is to be mixed with 9 pounds of water at 60 F. The entire heat exchange process is to take place at standard atmospheric pressure. Calculate
A. the final temperature, F
B. the change of entropy of steam, Btu/ R
C the change of entropy of the water, Btu/ R
D. the net change of entropy of the system, Btu/ R
Ans. 172.4
Ans. -1.5056
Ans. 1.7602
Ans. 0.2546
- A Carnot power cycle employing 1 lb of air as a working, substance is presumed to operate between temperature limits of 600 F and 70 F. The pressures at the beginning and end of the isothermal expansion process are 510 psia and 170 psia, respectively. Determine:
A. the change of volume between the end of isentropic expansion and the end of isentropic compression, ft^3/lb.
B. the heat supplied to the cycle, Btu/lb
C. the heat rejected by the cycle, Btu/lb
D. the net work of the cycle, Btu/Ib
E. the cycle thermal efficiency, %
Ans. 12.3
Ans. 79.8
Ans. 39.9
Ans. 39.9
Ans. 50.0%
- One kilogram of a perfect gas (air) is used as a working substance in a Carnot power cycle. At the beginning of isentropic compression the temperature is 325.6 K and the pressure is 359.2 kPa abs. The.pressure at the end of isentropic compression is 1379.0 kPa abs. For this cycle, the isothermal expansion ratio, (v3/v2), is 2. For the cycle, calculate
A the pressures, temperatures and specific volumes at each process termination point (SI units)
B. the supplied, KJ/kg
C. the heat rejected, KJ/kg
D. the thermal efficiency, %
Ans. v1= 0.260 m^3/kg, p1 = 359.2 Kpaa, T1= 325.6 K, v2 = 0.0995 m^3/kg, p2 = 1379.0 kPa, T2 = 478.2 K, v3 = 0.1990 m^3/kg, p3= 689.5 kPa abs, T3 = 478.2 K, v4 = 0.520 m^3/kg, p4 = 179.6 kPa, T4= 325.6 K
Ans. 95.1.KJ/kg
Ans. 64.8 KJ/kg
Ans: 31.9 %
- An engine working in a closed thermodynamic cycle produces 400 Btu of work/lb of working substance passing through the machine. The pump in the cycle requires 6 Btu/lb of working substance in performance of its duty. Calculate the net work of the cycle, Btu/lb.
Ans. 394
- A reversed Carnot cycle using 1 lb of air is assumed to constitute a refrigerating cycle between the temperatures of 140 F and 40 F. The isothermal expansion ratio for the cycle is 3. The pressure at the beginning of isothermal
expansion is 50 psia. Calculate
A the heat added-to the working substance, Btu/lb
B. the heat rejected by the working substance, Btu/lb
C. the net mechanical work required by the cydle, Btu/lb
Ans. 37.63
Ans. 45.16
Ans. 7.53
- A certain working substance receives 100 Btu reversible as heat at a temperature of 1000 R from an energy source at 3600 R. Referred to as a receiver temperature of 80 F, calculate
A. the available energy af the working substance in Btu
B. the available portion of the 100 Btu added at the source temperature, Btu
C. the reduction in available energy between the source temperature and the 1000 F temperature, in Btu
Ans. 63
Ans. 85
Ans. 22
- A working substance receives 100 Btu of energy reversibly at a constant temperature of 1000 F in a situation. which employs a receiver having a constant temperature of 120 F. Calculate
A. the available energy of the working substance, Btu
B. the gain in available energy that could be realized with a receiver maintained at an 80 F temperature.
Ans. 60.3
Ans. 2.7 Btu
- Combustion gases at 3000 F supply 100.0 Btu of energy reversibly as heat to water and its vapor at 190 psia. Water enters the heater at 190 psia and 60 F and leaves as steam at 190 psia and 500 F. A receiver maintained at 60 F is available to condense the steam to a saturated liquid during removal of the unavailable energy. Calculate
A. the available energy of the heat added at combustion gas temperature with respect to the 60 F receiver, Btu
B. the available portion of the 100.0 Btu if it were all supplied at the 500 F temperature of the steam leaving the heater, Btu
C. the available portion of the 100 Btu when added at the constant pressure of 190 psia, Btu
Ans. 85.0
Ans. 45.8
Ans. 34.0
- One pound of a certain working substance receives 100 Btu of heat at a constant temperature of 2000 R. Calculate
A. the change of entropy for the substance, Btu/lb. R
B. the available energy in Btu/lb with respect to a 100 F receiver.
C. the change of entropy for 100 Btu added to 1 lb of the same substance at 1000 R
D. the available energy in Btu/lb at this latter temperature , the receiver temperature remaining 100 F
Ans. +0.05
Ans. 72
Ans. +0.10
Ans. 44
- One pound of steam per second at 1,000 psia and 600 F expands adiabatically in a turbine to a pressure of 1 inch of mercury absolute where its enthalpy is 800.0 Btu/lb. Calculate
A. the change of entropy of steam during the process, Btu/lb. R
B. the engine efficiency of the turbine in %
C. the additional heat rejected because of the irreversibility of the process, Btu/lb
D. internal horsepower developed
Ans. +0.044
Ans. 95.0%
Ans. 23.7
Ans. 635
- One pound of air at 100 F is mixed with another pound of air at 40 F. The mixing process is constant pressure with constant specific heat. Calculate
A the final mixture temperature .
B. the change of entropy for the lb of gas originally at 100 F, Btu/lb.R.
C. the change of entropy for the lb of gas originally at 40 F, Btu/Ib.R.
D. the change of entropy for the.final mixture, Btu/Ib.R.
Ans. 70 F
Ans. -0.01321
Ans. +0.01398
Ans. +0.00077
- One kilogram of air at 38 C is mixed with another kilogram of air at 4.0 C. The mixing process is carried out at constant pressure with constant specitic heat. Calculate
A. the final mixture temperature, C
B. the change of entropy of air originally at 38 C, KJ/kg. K
C. the change of entropy of air originally at 4.0 C, KJ/kg.K
D. the net change of entropy for the final mixture, KJ/kg.K
Ans. 21.0 C
Ans. -0.0565
Ans. +0.0598
Ans. +0.0033
- A steam turbine receives steam at 600 psia and 600 F and exhausts it at 1 inch of mercury absolute to a condenser. The turbine develops 400 Btu of work from each pound of steam passing through. Calculate
A. the ideal work of the turbine, Btu/lb
B. the engine efficiency of the turbine, %
Ans. 466.2 Btu/lb
Ans. 85.8 %
- A heat source is supplying 1000 Btu to each pound of a working substance in a closed thermodynamic power cycle. The sink is receiving 650 Btu/lb of working substance. The system pump requires 6.0 Btu/lb of substance pumped.
A What is the net work of the cycle?
B. What is the thermal efficiency of the cycle, %?
Ans.-350 Btu/lb
Ans. 35.0 %
- A closed thermodynamic cycle has a thermal efficiency of 30 percent. Heat supplied from an energy source is 800 Btu/lb of working substance. Calculate
A the net work of the cycle, Btu/lb
B. the heat rejected, both in Btu/lb
Ans. 240
Ans. 560
- A Carnot power cycle has a maximum cycle temperature of 800 F. The change of entropy for the heat addition process is 0.085 Btu/lb.R. Heat is rejected at the rate of 45.0 Btu/lb. Determine
A. the heat supplied, Btu/lb
B. the net cycle work, Btu/Ib
C. the minimum cycle temperature, F
Ans. 107.1
Ans. 62.1
Ans. 69.4
- A Carnot power cycle operating between the temperature limits of 65 F and 550 F uses air as the working substance. The pressure at the end of the constant temperature heat rejection process is 15.0 psia. The pressure at the beginning of the isentropic expansion process Is 34.3 psia. Calculate
A. the cycle thermal efficieny.
B. the pressure at the end of the isentropic compression process
C. the change of entropy for the heat addition process Btu/lb.R .
D. the heat supplied, Btu/lb
E. the net cycle work, Btu/lb
Ans. 48.0%
Ans. 148.1 psia
Ans. 0.1002 Btu/lb.R
Ans.101.2 Btu/lb
Ans. 48.6 Btu/lb
- In Carnot power cycle using air as the working substance, the temperature and pressure at the end of the isentropic compression process are 1500 F and 800 psia, respectively. Tthe pressure at the beginning of the isentropic expansion is 120 psia. Sink temperature is 70 F. Determine
A the change of entropy for the heat addition process, Btu/lb. R
B. the heat added, Btu/lb
C. the cyde thermal effidiency, %
D. the available energy for the cycle, Btu/lb
Ans. 0.1300
Ans. 254.8
Ans. 73.0 %
Ans. 185.9
- A reversed Carnot cycle rejects 833 Btu/lb as heat at a temperature of 1140 F. The gycle receives heat at a temperature of 140 F. Calculate
A. the change of entropy for the heat rejection process, Btu/Ib.R
B. the net cycle work, Btu/lb
Ans. (-)0.5206
Ans. (-)520.6 Btu/lb (on)
- A six cylinder, two-stroke marine diesel engine operates at a piston speed of 1200 rpm. The 5 in x 5.6 in engine has an 18:1 compression ratio. If the air intake is at 14:8 psia and 82 F, determine A. the displacement volume, ft^3
B. the dearance
C. the ideal air inlet volumetric flow rate, ft^3/min
D. the mass flow rate for a volumetric efficiency of 85 %, lb/min
Ans. 0.3818
Ans. 0.0588
Ans. 458.2
Ans. 28.7
- A six cylinder, two-stroke marine diesel engine operates at a piston speed of 1200 rpm. The 5 in x 5.6 in engine has an 18:1 compression ratio. if the air intake is at 14.8 psia and 82 F. It delivers 200 bhp and indicated power of 250 hp. Determine
A. Engine torque, ft.lbf
B. brake mean effective pressure, psi
C indicated mean effective pressure, psi
D. mechanical efficiency, %
E. friction power,fhp
Ans. 875
Ans. 89
Ans. 112
Ans. 79 %
Ans. 50
- At the beginning of the compression stroke an ideal Otto cycle has an air pressure of 15 psia, a temperature of 75 F and a specific volume of 13.2 cubic feet per pound, At he end of compression the specific volume is 1.76 cubic feet per pound. The heat supplied to the cycle is 352 Btu/lb. Calculate
A. the compression ratio
B. the highest temperature and pressure of the cycle
C. the temperature and pressure at the end of expansion of the air
D. the heat rejected, Btu/lb
E. the net work of the cyde, Btu/lb
F. the thermal efficiency of the cycle,%
G. the horsepower developed by an ideal engine operating on this cycle using 0.5 pound of air per second
Ans. 7.5
Ans. 3256 R, 685 psia
Ans. 1454 R, 40.8 psia
Ans. 157
Ans. 195
Ans. 55.4%
Ans.138 hp
132 At the.beginning of compression an ideal Diesel oyele using air has a pressure of 15 psia, a temperature of 75 F and a specific volume of 13.2 cubic feet per pound. for a compression ratio of 15 and a heat addition of of 352 Btu per
pound, Calculate
A. the temperatures and pressures at the end of compression, at the end of expansion process
B. the heat rejected,Btu/lb
C. the network, Btu/lb
D. the thermal efficieny, %
E. the horsepower developed by an ideal engine operating on the cycle and using 0.5 pound per second air.
F. the thermal efficiency of a cycle having the same initial conditions and compression ratio, but with a constant
pressure heat addition of 500 Btu/lb
Ans. p2= 664.7 psia, T2 = 1580 R, p3= 664.7 psia, T3= 3047 R, T4 = 1341 R, p4 = 37.6 psia
Ans. 137.8
Ans. 214.2
Ans. 60.9%
Ans. 151.5 hp
Ans. 58.9%